one and the same
idiom
: one person or thing and not two
The restaurant's owner and chef are one and the same (person).
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Yet, at one and the same time, focusing on first and second features, Meeting Point prize monies was near doubled to $45,000 for distributors of its winning films.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
For decades, Big Tobacco and Big Food were in many cases one and the same.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Professionals in repression, whether fingernail pullers or computer hackers (sometimes one and the same), have the means to take down not just their rivals but also their superiors and even their country’s ruler.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Many times, these types of people are one and the same, making this list the perfect blend of both categories.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
For decades, Big Tobacco and Big Food were in many cases one and the same.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Professionals in repression, whether fingernail pullers or computer hackers (sometimes one and the same), have the means to take down not just their rivals but also their superiors and even their country’s ruler.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Many times, these types of people are one and the same, making this list the perfect blend of both categories.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“One and the same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20and%20the%20same. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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